Tthe approximately 8,000 graduating high school seniors who will be eligible for the Guinn Millennium Scholarships can also try for the Sierra Nevada College Millennium Plus Scholars Award. This is a $50,000 scholarship (four years at $12,500) Students are awarded Guinn Millennium Scholarship recipient status upon graduating from a Nevada high school with a 3.25 […]
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The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is seeking comments on proposed methods for treating invasive plant species on National Forest System lands, including manual and chemical treatments. The goal of the project is to eradicate, control or contain infestation of non-native invasive plants. Manual methods include hand pulling, pulling with tools, clipping, […]
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Dear Publisher, It is truly disappointing to read the comments of the Publisher of the Tahoe Mountain News regarding Measure “B” and the opinions expressed in the Editorial in the latest edition. It can only be classified as a short-sighted, narrow minded viewpoint. Not only is the information distorted and exaggerated, it is simply untrue […]
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Dear Publisher: Bike path maintenance monies should be spent on bike path maintenance, not on construction of ball fields. Personally, I’m all for ball fields, but just not with bike path maintenance monies. If you needed an initiative to allow bike path monies to be spent on other bike paths not covered by Measure S, […]
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Call in to KTHO 590-AM (530.544.8255) this morning starting at 10:15 when Lake Tahoe News Publisher Kathryn Reed moderates the Ask the TRPA radio show. Or listen online at www.kthoradio.com.
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Charter Communications is raising its rates – which will be noticed by cable payers on the December bill. In an email to Charter on Oct. 21, South Lake Tahoe City Manager Dave Jinkens said, “Raising your costs by almost 25% on Basic Cable service in these tough economic times undoubtedly impacts lower income people more […]
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By Michael Hasch, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The director of hotel operations at the resort where a Nevada casino worker contends that she was sexually assaulted by Ben Roethlisberger filed a countersuit Tuesday against the woman. Stacy Dingman, an employee at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino and one-time friend and confidant of the alleged victim, filed […]
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By Kathryn Reed Some voters in El Dorado County are sharpening their pencils for the first time because their polling place has been eliminated and they must vote by mail for candidates/issues on the Nov. 3 ballot. The 14 precincts on the South Shore have been consolidated to four – two in South Lake Tahoe […]
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David Karp, NW32 TV Jeff Rieger’s commute each week to the Santa Monica farmers market from his farm in Placer County– 924 miles round trip — is probably the longest regularly undertaken by any vendor at a Southern California certified market. He is driven by a passion to grow and market rare and high-quality fruits, […]
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By Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times Do you ever think about other places you might move to if you could, or if you had to? A few years ago, my wife and I drove up to the beautiful Central California coast thinking the area might be a great place to live in 10 years or […]
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